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Know all men by these presents that we Varnum Ennis and Phebe E Ennis's wife
of said Varnum of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island belong to
become the payment of money due to Jason P Green of said Charlestown, do hereby
bargain sell and convey unto the said Jason P Green his heirs and assigns, a certain
tract of land situated in said Charlestown, containing by estimation fully forty acres be
the same more or less and is bounded as follows (viz) beginning at the Southeast
corner of the land of the heirs of protector Fisher, thence running Southeasterly and easterly
[illegible] to a post near to the corner of the orchard, thence North easterly, to a stake and stone
Southeasterly to a stake and stone by the doorstep, Easterly on the highway to land of
[illegible] conveyed to Robert Hay and Elizabeth Smith on said highway and bound to land of the
heirs of James Dennis, Northerly and Easterly on said heirs side or great meadow
& quarry lot [illegible] to land of said indices houses Northerly on said house land
to the first mentioned home stead, or however otherwise the same may be bounded
and here have and hold the same to the heirs the said Jason P Green his
heirs and assigns forever
Provided that if the said Varnum
Ennis his heirs executors or administrators shall fail or refuse to pay or assign to be
paid to the said Jason P Green his executors, administrators or assigns a
certain promissory note of same date with these presents for the sum of six
hundred dollars given by him said to said Jason P Green and payable one year
after date with interest until paid, then this deed as also said note shall be
void and of no effect. In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this 28th
day of Feb. A.D. 1869
For presence of
Amy A Ebes
Catharine Cross
Varnum Ennis L.S.
Phebe E Ennis L.S.
M. S. R.
J. P. Green
Washington Co Sc
Charles Cross J Feb 28th 1869
Personally appeared Varnum Ennis and Phebe E Ennis his wife
and acknowledged the within instrument by their hands signed to be their
free and voluntary act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross
Received for money Feb 28th 1869
at 1 o'clock P.M. and delivered
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Charles Cross Your Clerk
On this First day of February A.D. 1888, I received of Varnum
Ennis this full amount of the above mortgage and the note renewed
thereby and of hereby discharge the said Varnum Ennis, his heirs, executors
and administrators patent from all liability in account of the same
Witness my hand and seal In presence
Charles Cross
Henry J Green
Administrator on the Estate of Jason P Green
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